thank you for joining us. >> thanks, maria. >> can you walk us through the quarter where price hike is the name of the game? was that the bottom line? >> there were three things positive in the quarter for us. first, it was the sefventh quarter in a row we saw a revenue increase. revenue has been challenging for everybody, but i think getting seven quarters in a row now, we feel good about that. the second thing is our gross margins for the first time in 2 1/2 years rose by 110 basis points. that's the first margin expansion we've seen in over two years. that was a real big driver behind the earnings going up. the third thing is our cost savings continue to be very strong. about 170 basis points of cost savings. those three factors drove performance in the quarter. >> what are you seeing in market demand globally? sales increased in the u.s. and abroad. are you seeing a stronger global story today? >> we are. about 2/3 of our business is in latin america. most of the latin american countries in the mid-single digits. we see better category growth in general. category growth in the u.s.